A/N: Sorry for the long wait. Here we go.
A call to her name makes Cheese jolted and hurried to organize her friends.
"Come on guys, we are expected by our host."
"Did you mean the kings and queens expected us?" Vico just eat his third snack and is going to open the fourth.
Cheese nodded.
"YAAY! No one has expected my attendance before..."
"Of course! You are way too childish and uncontrollable Vico."
"But that's what makes you like me right Cheese?" Vico teased her.
Cheese just rolled her eyes and left Vico behind.
The kids were surprised to see the big window that used to be just a 'glass' turns into something that resembled a very big screen used for video-calls.
"So, friends, these are The Kings and Queens of Alagaesia." Eragon introduce them,
"This is Queen Nasuada, Queen of Human." The dragon rider gestured to the woman with dark skin and almond shaped eyes.
"Greetings." The Queen smiled.
Vico stepped forward and bowed,
"Greetings my lady. You look so sweet and beautiful."
"Vico!" Cheese snapped
Eragon ignored them and continue to introduce them, the next person wears a high crown and held his head high. His eyes showing that he wanted respect and regard.
"This is King Orrin of Surda."
"Greetings."
Feeling the King's eyes on them, the kids bowed awkwardly remembering that they never met any kings or queens.
"Next is my foster brother, King Orik of the Dwarves."
The next person wears a gold helmet with stars and a hammer adorn it. He has friendly eyes and lush beard. The Dwarven King smiled and waving his hand to the kids.
"Good night kids!"
The kid smiled and waved,
"Good night King Orik!"
Before Eragon could introduce the next leader, Cheese said,
"Wait there. Your foster brother?"
"And Dwarves are real?" Vico interrupted.
Eragon's face, as usual, emotionless. But, he smiled and answer,
"Yes, he is my foster brother. And yes, dwarves are real."
Vico pinched his own cheek.
"All right, the next leader is The Urgal's Chief, Nar Garzhvog."
The Urgal looks like usual humans, except, he got horns on their head. And he got a very big and tall body.
"Greetings humans."
"Greetings."
Vico whispered to his friends,
"Don't you think he looks like Hellboy?"
"Well, you're right. But Hellboy is red."
Eragon's cough stopped their whispers.
"What is it that you were talking about Vico?" Eragon demanded.
Vico looks bewildered. Not expecting him to heard his whispers.
"Oh! It's nothing. Just a movie."
"Movey?"
"Mmm, that's a long story.."
"Okay then, this is Grimr Halfpaw, The King of the Werecats."
A small humanoid creatures with a cat's expression. He didn't say anything and look at them with inspecting eyes.
The kids really do not have any idea of what to do, so, they bent their knees and said their greetings.
Eragon continue his introducing,
"The last is Arya Drottning, The Queen of the Elves."
The Queen is so beautiful. With high cheekbones, emerald eyes, and red lips. She use a simple silver crown with a peculiar gem on the center which looks like water drops.
"Greetings humans."
The kids were awed at first. The girls recovered faster than the boys, then waving their hands before the boys' eyes.
"Greetings Queen Arya." They answered.
"So, what do you want to know from them?" Eragon asked the Kings and Queens.
"Well, actually, we would like to know everything. Don't we?" Queen Nasuada spoke.
"Yes. Every. Thing." King Orrin demanded.
"Everything?" Lily said.
"Where do we supposed to start? Everything is too much. It has no limit." Cheese argued.
"Well then, tell us how did you get here first." Queen Arya said.
Cheese search Vico between the mass of her friends. She thought it will be suitable for him to answer that question since Vico is the one who drove their bus to this unknown place at first.
A tap on his shoulder jolted Vico from his phone. Still trying to-somehow-contact another person.
"Vico, could you please answer the question? They're asking about how did we get here in the first place." Cheese pleaded.
"Oh, sure."
Vico stepped forward.
"I will tell you a magnificent story about our trip to get here. We were in a trip to another place and was resting in a nearby..station when an explosion blew up the station. I, drove our..vehicle out of the explosion. I was so panicked and the explosion was following us. I decided that we should get into the forest. I drove and drove and drove until I got tired and being replaced by one of my friend. It was the third day since the explosion and we still do not know where is the way out from that forest. That day, our vehicle run out of it's energy and we decided that we should check out the forest for shelter. The boys went out while the girls stayed by our vehicle. And, well, we found this place. We decided to try ask for a help. The whole point of this story is, we get lost. The end."
"What is your vehicle? It must be big enough for all of you to get inside your vehicle." Queen Arya asked curiously.
"Our vehicle is a bus."
"Bus?"
"Yes. It's energy comes from the fuel. It could move fast, but not as fast as another type of cars. It looks like this."
Vico slide his phone's gallery, searching for our bus picture when we got a photoshoot before we were lost.
He found it and put his phone closer to the mirror.
"And, what is the 'cars'?"
"It is a vehicle too. Looks like this."
Vico swiped his phone to show them a picture of a sport car.
"This is a sport car. It is really fast. And.. really expensive." Vico said with a longing expression.
"How did you do that?" King Orrin asked, his eyes widen.
"Did what?" Vico has no clue of the King's question.
"That thing in your hand. It was showing us the picture of the 'bus', then you swiped it and it changes to another picture! You said there is no magic in your world, but how did you do that if not with magic?"
"This thing is called as a 'phone'. As you said, this thing use no magic. Just technology."
Vico swiped his phone several times.
"So, you used it for showing images?"
"Yes, and many more. This 'phone' could connected people from far far away, for calls, texts, video-calls, gaming, watch a movie, and listening music."
Vico stopped his explanation just to meet confused expression written all over the Kings and Queens' faces.
"Well, let's demonstrate it guys!" Vico said to his friend.
"Play the music Vico!"
"What song do you want?" Vico asked.
"Just randomize it." Cheese suggested.
"Fine. Here we go."
With that Vico tapped the randomize button.
The music started to play.
Arya's POV
Arya heard Angela chuckled behind her when other leaders in the meeting asked the kids various questions.
"What amused you so Angela?" Arya whispered.
"Oh, you will see. Just wait for it, dear elf."
The kids' world is definitely different from Alagaesia for Arya. Only filled by humans, animals, and plants. And no magic. Arya could not imagine her life without magic. And without another races. Is it possible that somewhere in the kids' world, elves, dwarves, and dragons still lives? Hidden, but exist? If so, do they have different way of life from the one that lives in Alagaesia?
Little One, you should relax yourself.. For now, you better hear carefully what the boy-in-the-mirror's said. It might be useful for us. Firnen's gentle voice fills Arya's excited thought.
Right Firnen. And, can you feel it? I am so excited Firnen! There are more places out there! More peoples, and more adventure! I never felt like this anymore since..
Since you stepped your little feet more than seventy years ago outside Ellesmera, right?
Yes, you are always right partner of my heart.
I am.
Arya focused back to the mirror, watching as the boy held his 'phone' and swiped it several times. Arya wondered how could human makes something like that without magic? If so, the human's knowledge must be advanced. Those thought just makes Arya more curious.
"Well, let's demonstrate it guys!" The boy said to his friend.
"Play the music Vico!" one of them shouted.
"What song do you want?" The boy asked.
"Just randomize it." A girl said.
"Fine. Here we go."
With that, the boy tapped his 'phone' one more time.
The music started to play.
Normal POV
"STOP!"
The music stopped before anyone could hear it.
"What is wrong Angela? And.. what are you doing in Arya's place?" Eragon looks confused and disappointed. He really wants to hear the music from that 'phone'.
"HI Friends! Is it wrong if I miss a friend of mine and give her a visit?"
"No, but-"
"No 'but'. I am here because I want to. And I believe the kids here recognize me, am I right?" Angela asked the kids.
"Wha-?What? We do not know you mi-" Vico stuttered.
"OH MY GOD! It's impossible! Am I dreaming? Please, anyone wake me up!" Cheese bewildered.
"What is wrong Cheese?" a boy asked her.
"Look. Look at her. She usually use her wig. And wears thick make ups. Do you remember her?"
Gasps heard through the hall.
"Mrs. Rose?" The kids asked in the same time.
"Hi kids! Now we'll begin our chemistry lesson, shall we?"
"Bu-but.. You aren't supposed to be there! With the Queen! You are supposed to be in the gasoline station. Even, you supposed to be dead because of that explosion!"
"Really? But, I am alive. So are your friends and other teachers, they are still alive. In fact, they thought you - Angela gestured to the kids - are dead." Angela said with deathly seriousness.
The kids' faces paled and some of them begin to sob. Not believing what they heard.
"Don't cry sweetheart, you're not dead. Yet. You could go back to your world, but, the portal is too random. You could end up in Antarctica, or the Atlantic, or the Pacific. You'll need my help. So, wait for me before you tried to go home, or you will be dead for real."
The kids nodded.
"So, you are our teacher. But, why are you with the Elven Queen?" Cheese asked.
"Umm.. actually, I am not your teacher. Your teacher, is one of my modern version of myself."
"Modern version? What are you? An alien? A robot?"
"Well, some things better unknown right?" Angela said with a wink.
"And, by the way, don't ever call me Mrs. Rose anymore. It's annoying. Call me Angela."
A/N: Please tell me what you think :)
